UVARI

 

HISTORY

 

According to Tamil history, the citizens of Uvari were called Bharathar's of the Neithal (ocean) World. Uvari's historical name was Obeer Pattanam. It was ruled by the Pandyan dynasty.

In the 1530s, Portuguese and Spanish missionaries from Goa arrived and converted many Bharathars to the Roman Catholic religion. The Portuguese priests, acting as godfathers, gave surnames such as Fernando to the converted. Pandya retains a fish on its flag, a symbol of this era.

Legend has it that the crew of a Portuguese ship that sailed near Uvari in the seventeenth century contracted cholera. In an attempt to avert death, a carpenter aboard the ship carved an image of Saint Anthony (Anthony of Padua).^[4] Soon after, the entire crew were restored to health. When the ship docked at Uvari, the sailors placed the statue inside a hut in the village. In the 1940s, the villagers built a church with the original statue of St. Anthony holding the infant Jesus in his hand. St Anthony is said to perform many miracles daily for the people who flock there with faith in his intercession, therefore the church was upgraded to a shrine.^[5] Uvari is visited by Hindus and Christians from all over South India.

Geography

 

 

Uvari is surrounded by Idaiyangudi, Navaladi, Kuttom and the Bay of Bengal. The mean maximum temperature is around 37 °C (99 °F) in summer and 17 °C (63 °F) in winter, with humidity levels over 65 percent. The rainy season starts between October and January. Uvari is rich in mineral resources like limestone, Ilmenite, and red garnet sands.^[6]

 

Landmarks[edit]

Suyambulinga Swamy Temple

Uvari is home to the Hindu Suyambulinga Swamy Temple.^[10][11]

Kappal Matha Church

St. Antony's Church

St. Anthony's Shrine Basilica, a Catholic church is dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua.^{[citation needed]} The Kappal Matha Church, is in the form of a ship carrying an airplane.^[12] The original church of St. Mary was damaged by sea erosion and replaced by this one, built in 1974. It features four shrines and many grottos

 

Transport

ü  Uvari is 80 km (50 mi) from Thoothukudi,

ü  40 km (25 mi) from Tiruchendur,

ü  54 km (34 mi) from Nagercoil,

ü  48 km (30 mi) from Kaniyakumari,

ü  75 km (47 mi) from Tirunelveli,

ü   230 km (140 mi) from Madurai,

ü  260 km (160 mi) from Rameswaram.

                                                           

Ø  The village has no train service.

Ø  The nearest railway's stations are located in Tiruchendur, 40 km (25 mi) away

Ø  Kaniyakumari, 48 km (30 mi) away.

 

 

 

     The nearest airport is

 

Tuticorin Airport, 100 km (62 mi) away.

 

 

HOTEL

 

ü Valli Hotel& Lodge Pure Veg

ü  Hotel Shri Lakshmi Bhavan https://hotel-shri-lakshmi-bhavan.business.site/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=referral

ü Belcia

ü Manikanda Vilas Pure Veg

ü Hotel Isac

ü Azhar

ü Therasa

ü Padmashri Hotel

ü Hotel Ohm Rajaganapathy